- Publisher: Uniform
- Year: 2021
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 232pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 240x165mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.7kg
- ISBN: 9781913491383
- Product code: 530599
Unfortunate Occurrences and Knavish Tricks
The Last Voyage of the SS Capira
John Chuter New Hardback Illustrated
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In 1941 the 21-year-old Panamanian freighter SS Capira was part of a convoy being escorted by naval vessels across the Atlantic when it was sunk by German U-Boats. John Chuter draws on personal accounts, including a protagonist whose name is only revealed at the end, to describe the circumstances around the voyage, the difficult conditions the sailors experienced and the levels of subterfuge and counter-espionage that typified the Atlantic War.
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In war, it is not just the knavish tricks of the enemy but also the home grown unfortunate occurrences that result in disasters. This book chronicles the circumstances surrounding an aging Panamanian freighter, the SS Capira, on her last voyage in convoys PQ 15, QP 13 and SC 97. During the period between November 1941 and September 1942 she witnessed a number of significant losses brought about by allied actions that far outweighed those caused by the enemy.
John Chuter tells SS Capira's story using primary archive material from the UK, USA, Canada, Russia and Germany as well as interviews, letters and previously unpublished contemporaneous eyewitness accounts. He recounts the political, strategic, tactical and technical issues that shaped the events, as well reliving the accounts of the extraordinary sailors who took part in the action.
John Chuter tells SS Capira's story using primary archive material from the UK, USA, Canada, Russia and Germany as well as interviews, letters and previously unpublished contemporaneous eyewitness accounts. He recounts the political, strategic, tactical and technical issues that shaped the events, as well reliving the accounts of the extraordinary sailors who took part in the action.
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